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A single note stirs the world |
2026 Looking back on the myth of CHIMAI |
Commemorating the 23rd anniversary of the establishment of the website Specially dedicated to senior Morricone Fans |
In 1981, with the release of the movie "Le professionnel" starring the famous French actor Jean-Paul Belmondo in various countries around the world, CHIAMI became a global hit. Its wonderful music quickly spread to hundreds of countries on five continents around the world. In cinemas, bars, homes, and streets, it is almost ubiquitous and wafts into the ears. MI-MI-MI... The simple yet wonderful notes produced by the broken notes of the violin, like searching, like calling, like spring breeze, like autumn rain, accompanied by the heavy and steady drumming, vibrate people's eardrums and strike their hearts Even casual people can't help but lean their ears, stop, and listen Do you want to figure out what this sound is? What is it going to say ..... |
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In the following years, the sales of this music record skyrocketed in countries such as Europe and America, and it ranked at the top of the charts for several consecutive years. It is featured in movies, advertisements, and ice skating championships ... and other occasions are eagerly cited. Many singers, performers, and arrangers sing, perform, and adapt this piece of music in various ways ( see a special article written on this website in 2010). If you search for keywords like "MORRICONE CHI MAI" on some famous music CD websites, the results will be hundreds or even thousands, dazzling and overwhelming (such as 01， 02， 03, 04, 05). For many years, it has also been one of Morricone's best-selling works, almost well-known in many countries, and even forming a CHIMAI myth. Many people have been inspired by this music and become lifelong fans of Morricone. In 2021, 40 years later, at the French national mourning ceremony for the death of Belmont, as the coffin was lifted, the Republican Guard Orchestra played this piece, and the familiar mournful sound of the qin echoed. Celebrities from all walks of life who were attending the funeral couldn't help but shed tears and paid their utmost respect to the two famous artists, Belmont and Morricone （ Video see here 0015/0523) |
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| Bellmondo and Alain Delon are known as the "twin stars" of France and were the most dazzling stars in Europe at that time. They became famous together for decades and are evergreen trees on the screen. Belmont's career in the entertainment industry is a microcosm of French cinema, and the images he creates represent the faces of the French people. French President Macron called Belmont a national treasure of France and attended his funeral with his wife. Alan Delong (1935-2024), who was still alive at the time, attended the funeral of his friend despite his advanced age. Why didn't a famous French public figure use music from French composers at his funeral, but instead used music from Italian composer Morricone? There is a historical anecdote here: before filming "Professional Killer" in 1981, Belmont saw a 9-episode TV series called "The Life and Times of David Lloyd George" on BBC television. There, he heard the music and was immediately drawn to it. Under his advise, the director of the "Professional Killer" film hired Morricone to music for the film and used CHI MAI as the theme song. This music seems to have been originally composed by Morricone for the 1971 Italian film "Maddalena" and was also used in the 1978 British television series "An Englishman's Castle".
Afterwards, there was the movie "The Life of David Lloyd George" mentioned above. Although it had already gained fame in the UK at that time, it had not yet received widespread attention worldwide. It was only after the release of the movie "Le professionnel" that this music quickly gained widespread dissemination and popularity worldwide, receiving the attention it deserved. In the movie "Le professionnel", its melody can be heard from beginning to end, especially in the last two minutes before the end of the play. In the scene where the protagonist, French agent Beaumont, who was betrayed by the French government, is shot and killed by a gunman ordered by the French authorities in front of a castle's helicopter airport after fulfilling his revenge wish, this music, accompanied by the increasing atmosphere of violin, piano, and timpani, highlights the heroic spirit of this anti hero character who fearlessly faces danger and dies tragically. This sound pierced through the solemn air, stirred the nerves of the audience, and became a masterpiece that can be called a historical masterpiece, highlighting the broad connotation of this outstanding music. In July 2020 and September 2021, within a year, these two masters passed away one after another. The use of such a tragic and mournful music to express grief is not only a shared memory of the two deceased, but also a psychological comfort for millions of listeners and viewers around the world. It could not be better (see clip below) |
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Apart from the well-known " Le Professionnel", let's take a look at the other three movies (including TV) that have used this music |
1 - FA7115 " Maddalena" |
Maddalena is a very romantic upper class decadent woman who uses sex and sensory enjoyment as an antidote to escape boring life. He fell in love with a pastor and tried every means to seduce him. In such a forbidden love that was destined to fail, the pastor was in severe mental anguish under the repeated torment of religious precepts and sexual conflicts. In the following silent scene of a seaside encounter (011645-011847), CHI MAI music fills this vacuum and showcases the special charm of music's "uncertainty": like fantasy, like warning, like spring breeze, like sadness? Different people will have different feelings. However, it prompted people to understand and think, achieving the goal that the famous Polish director Kavalrovich wanted to express but was inconvenient to directly state the purpose （ 01, 02, 03) |
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2 - FB7801 "An
Englishman's Castle (TV Series）" |
This is a British TV series with a fantasy plot. The story takes place in the 1970s and is set in a fictional history by the screenwriter: Germany occupied England. A playwright who is deaf to the outside world turns a blind eye to Nazi rule and acts alone. But he encountered trouble because his lover was of Jewish descent ... ( 01， 02， 03， 04) This fictional plot, combined with a dreamy CHI MAI at the end of each episode, reminds the audience to have a deeper understanding of its plot, which is indeed a good choice. However, director Chapesoni probably didn't expect that his decision would help Morricone a lot: inspired by it, the 1981 British TV series "The Life and Times of David Lloyd George" also used CHI MAI as the opening and ending theme song, creating important conditions for it to go global. ( See HAN-349 on this page) |
Below: Video of Episode 3 of "Castle" 004520-004703 |
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3 - FB8101 “The
Life and Times of David Lloyd George" (TV Series
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David Lloyd George (1863-1945) was a highly influential liberal politician in British history, serving as Prime Minister from 1916 to 1922 and leading Britain to victory in World War I. In the eyes of historians. Winston Churchill and David Lloyd George were both the two most famous prime ministers of the past century. ( See here) This 9-episode television series (each episode lasting 1 hour), produced by BBC Television in 1981, provides a detailed account of his entire life from childhood baptism to becoming a Welsh lawyer, wartime prime minister, and death (（ 01， 02， 03， 04）. The use of Morricone's outstanding music CHI MAI at the beginning and end of each episode adds luster to the film. Shortly after its release, the film quickly spread throughout the British Isles and laid the foundation for its global popularity. |
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Don't Try,
Do It...... (A biographical series about a poor Welsh boy who became Prime Minister. David Lloyd George's legal career took a major turn as he married the daughter of a wealthy landlord and became a Liberal Party parliamentary candidate.) |
1981.3.4 |
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A Wicked (Lloyd George, who had just been elected as a member of parliament, began a speech tour, but he struggled with loneliness in London. In the process of striving for church reform, his private life became complicated) |
1981.3.11 |
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He Is Wise,
and Merciful (A family tragedy has left George, the current cabinet minister, feeling restless and upset. In Westminster, he attempted to avoid a destructive railway strike but was embroiled in a divorce scandal.) |
1981.3.18 |
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All Flesh
Is Grass (The current Chancellor of the Exchequer, George, has paved the way for a welfare state, but he may face the risk of parliamentary deadlock when he raises taxes on the wealthy. He quickly got close to his daughter's new tutor) |
1981.3.25 |
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Well, We're
In （As Europe rapidly plunged into war, George worked hard to provide enough weapons. His fear of the Irish bloodshed grew day by day, while women's suffrage advocates released some explosive anger) |
1981.4.1. |
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No. 10 (Lloyd George became Prime Minister determined to eliminate defeatism and change wartime decisions. Meanwhile, Francis and Margaret must coexist closely。) |
1981.4.8. |
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An Honourable
Peace （The Prime Minister's daughter painfully confronted his mistress - during the celebration of victory, Franciss learned a cruel fact. The news from Russia first sparked optimism, then anger） |
1981.4.12. |
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Win or Lose
（At Versailles, George opposed punitive treatment of Germany, while Meghan thwarted the escape of her father and Francis. Domestically, an Irish agreement is about to expire.） |
1981.4.25. |
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Footnotes of
History （George watched politics dejectedly, realizing that he could no longer allocate his time to the two women in his life who had suffered for a long time。） |
1981.4.29. |
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Below: "George" Episode 9 Video 0-000115 |
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Where did this music originally come from？ |
Generally speaking, most people believe that the original source of this music was the 1971 movie "Madonna". But if we delve deeper, we can find that there still seem to be some doubts. |
Let's first take a look at the response that Didier, the webmaster of the Belgian "CHIMAI" website, gave me regarding this issue in 2003: |
"Chi mai" means
"Who ever" or "Who never", depending
on the sentence in which you use it. As in Dalida's song:
"Dove andranno i nostri fiori chi mai può dire":
"Who can ever say where our flowers will go".
Used on its own, "Chi mai" is like an expression
of spite, or restrained disappointment.
"Chi Mai" first appeared
as early as in 1970 on a German Vinyl 45", under the
title "Terra Magica". So it is difficult to know
whether Morricone wrote this piece as a stand-alone piece, or for the movie "Maddalena" which was to appear
the year after, with "Chi mai" as a secondary
theme. On the B-side of the 45" was the piece soon
to be called "Come Maddalena", but here with the
title "Goldrausch" (German for "Gold Rush",
but it has nothing in common with the piece also called
"Gold Rush", actually written for "L'ultimo
uomo di Sara" with "Stanlio e Ollio" as original
title)
In 1971, General Music published 2
LP's: the soundtrack of "Maddalena", including
of course "Chi mai" and "Come Maddalena",
and a compilation called "Colori", which included
"Come Maddalena" again, but also a version of
"Chi mai" with Italian lyrics called "Idiota",
performed by Lisa Gastoni, the main actress of the movie
"Maddalena". Both LP's were released as CD's in
the Nineties. (Please see here for the complete file) |
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| 1 It clearly states that both pieces of music were composed by Morricone |
| 2 It says in the annotation: 'This album seems to have started in 1970. One year later, these two pieces were used as the soundtrack for the movie " Madonna"', renamed"Chi Mai" and "Come Maddalena"'. |
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| In a comment on the CHIMAI website, it is suggested that these two pieces of music may have been written for a documentary about mining operations |
| This' vinyl single 'is released by UTV Film Records and includes two tracks from the movie' MADDALENA '(1971). There is no mention of when these singles were released. In this single, the titles "Chi mai" and "Come Maddalena" from the movie "Madonna" are named "Terra Magica" and "Goldrausch", which are related to mining. It was used in a documentary about silver mining in the karst mountains of northern Germany, produced by Wolfgang Borges (1938-2014). Borges is the founder and director of UTV Films, which has produced approximately 260 films and documentaries. He is also the founder, director, and owner of the former silver mine "Lautenthals Gluck", which was converted into a museum in 1975. Borges used Ennio Morricone's music for his multimedia exhibition "Terramagica" and the film "The Cohesion of Lautenthal" exhibited at the Lautenthal Mining Museum |
| (Author's note: Based on this explanation and the previous information from DISCOGS, it is highly likely that in 1970 (or earlier), Morricone composed the music "Terra Magica" and "Goldrausch" for the film "The Condensation of Lautenthal" exhibited at the Lautenthal Mining Museum.). Then, in 1971, when filming the movie "Madonna", he reused (or adapted) these two pieces of music and renamed "Terra Magica/Magical Land" as "Chi Mai/Who Never Had It Before" and "Goldrausch/Gold Rush" as "Come Maddalena/Come on, Madonna". To verify this information, I searched online for 'video Lautenthals Glück'
You can see many results (such as 01，02， 03， 04， 05，06), but due to difficulties in the internet, German online translation, downloading, and other aspects, I only found the relevant music in the 01 link ("Come Maddalena"). If you have better conditions there, please continue to search on your own. If you have any new discoveries, please feel free to contact me by email（ qilingren@163.com ）Below, we will share this video with everyone. Its background music is the prototype of 'Come Maddalena' |
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”New discovery: The melodic elements of "Chi Mai" come from "Invito All'Amore/Invitation to Love" in the 1968 film "The Great Silence" |
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Melody factor In the song titled 'Invito All'Amore' ....! This is the first time I have heard such a statement in 23 years! Then I searched again for the keyword 'Elements of the melody of' Chi mai 'Invito All'Amore' and surprisingly found some other websites that also have similar statements, such as 01， 02， 03， 04， 05...., but their content is mostly similar to Wikipedia without further explanation. To unravel this mystery, I attempted to ask and search for answers using the same question in several AI systems both domestically and internationally |
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问：“Elements of the melody of "Chi mai" appeared in "Invito All'Amore" |
Ah, I see exactly what you’re pointing out! Yes, there’s a fascinating connection between the two pieces. Both “Chi Mai” (composed by Ennio Morricone in 1971) and “Invito All’Amore” (from Morricone’s work for the film Le Professionnel, 1981, performed with vocals by Amii Stewart) share melodic elements.
Specifically:
- The main melodic motif in Chi Mai—the rising and falling sequence in the theme—was later adapted and slightly reworked in Invito All’Amore.
- In Invito All’Amore, Morricone integrates a vocal line that echoes the contour of Chi Mai’s instrumental theme, while harmonies and orchestration are more elaborate to suit the song format.
So it’s not a direct copy, but rather a reworking of a recognizable melodic kernel into a different musical context. This is classic Morricone: he often recycled and transformed motifs across different works, sometimes years apart.
If you want, I can break down exactly which bars and notes correspond between the two pieces, so you could see it side by side. Do you want me to do that?
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Exactly! What you’re highlighting is the subtle but intentional way Morricone reused his material. The melodic kernel from Chi Mai—the characteristic rise and fall—is present in Invito All’Amore, but he adapts it for voice, changes the harmony, and smooths it into a song structure.
It’s a great example of how Morricone recycles motifs without making them feel like simple copies—he transforms them so they suit a new emotional and musical context.
If you want, I can make a detailed note-by-note comparison showing which part of Chi Mai directly influenced Invito All’Amore. It’s fascinating to see the exact correspondences.
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You hit the nail on the head.
Maestro Ennio Morricone was famous for recycling, adapting, and evolving his own musical ideas across different projects. While "Chi Mai" became a massive international hit after being used in the 1971 film Maddalena (and later famously in the 1981 Jean-Paul Belmondo thriller Le Professionnel), its musical DNA absolutely started a few years earlier.
Here is how those two pieces connect:
It is essentially the draft that led to one of his most iconic and heartbreaking themes. Do you prefer the raw, atmospheric version from the Western, or the lush orchestration of the final 1971 track? |
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(Original Chinese) 问：莫里康内的"Chi mai"音乐旋律因素来自"Invito All'Amore"吗
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答： 是的，"Chi Mai"的旋律元素确实出现在更早的曲目《Invito All'Amore》中。
根据资料显示，意大利作曲家埃尼奥·莫里康内（Ennio Morricone）在1968年为塞尔吉奥·科尔布奇（Sergio Corbucci）执导的意大利西部片《伟大的沉默》（The Great Silence）创作了配乐《Invito All'Amore》。而“Chi Mai”虽正式创作于1971年，但其旋律的某些核心元素被认为源自这首早期作品。
这一创作手法也符合莫里康内惯用的“主题变奏”风格，即在不同作品中复用和发展已有旋律动机。因此，可以说《Invito All'Amore》是“Chi Mai”旋律的前身或灵感来源之一。
需要我为你解析“Chi Mai”与《Invito All'Amore》的旋律对比细节吗？帮你更深入理解莫里康内的音乐创作脉络。
“Chi Mai”与《Invito All'Amore》在旋律动机上具有高度关联性，其核心主题可视为后者的深化与发展。
《Invito All'Amore》创作于1968年，是莫里康内为电影《伟大的沉默》所作的配乐之一，整体氛围冷峻、压抑，带有西部片特有的孤寂感。而“Chi Mai”虽正式发表于1971年，但其主旋律线条、节奏结构与情感走向，明显继承并提炼了《Invito All'Amore》中的核心乐思。
不同之处在于，“Chi Mai”通过更流畅的弦乐编排、渐进式的情感铺陈以及更具歌唱性的旋律设计，使原主题从背景氛围音乐升华为独立演奏的经典作品。这种“旧材新用”正是莫里康内创作的一大特色，体现了他对旋律动机的极致打磨与情感重塑能力。
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Q: Does the melody factor of Morricone's "Chi mai" music come from "Invito All'Amore" |
Answer: Yes, the melodic elements of 'Chi Mai' did appear in the earlier track 'Invito All'Amore'.
According to data, Italian composer Ennio Morricone composed the soundtrack "Invito All'Amore" for Sergio Corbucci's 1968 Italian western film "The Great Silence". Although "Chi Mai" was officially created in 1971, some core elements of its melody are believed to have originated from this early work.
This creative technique also conforms to Morricone's usual "thematic variation" style, which involves reusing and developing existing melodic motivations in different works. Therefore, it can be said that 'Invito All'Amore' is one of the predecessors or inspirations of the 'Chi Mai' melody. |
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Do you need me to analyze the melody comparison details between "Chi Mai" and "Invito All'Amore" for you? Help you gain a deeper understanding of Morricone's musical composition. |
Okay, let's continue |
There is a high degree of correlation between "Chi Mai" and "Invito All'Amore" in terms of melodic motivation, and its core theme can be seen as a deepening and development of the latter.
Invito All'Amore "was created in 1968 and is one of the soundtracks composed by Morricone for the film" The Great Silence ". The overall atmosphere is cold and oppressive, with a sense of loneliness unique to Western films. Although "Chi Mai" was officially released in 1971, its main melody lines, rhythmic structure, and emotional direction clearly inherit and extract the core musical ideas from "Invito All'Amore".
The difference lies in the fact that 'Chi Mai' elevates the original theme from background ambient music to a standalone classic piece through smoother string arrangement, progressive emotional expression, and more vocal melody design. This' new use of old materials' is a major characteristic of Morricone's creations, reflecting his ultimate polishing of melodic motivation and emotional reshaping ability |
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(010) Invito All Amore (03:59) (From FA6812 Il grande silenzio) |
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Ending music (From“An
Englishman's Castle") |
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The final ending music (From "The
Life and Times of David Lloyd George") |
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The following is an article by professional critic Shosol (excerpt, full taxt here） |
.... it’s just such an incredible piece of music, fascinating compositionally and utterly gripping dramatically. Le Professionnel is an absolutely classic Morricone score which every fan of the composer should have in his or her collection.... |
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Our old friend WestP, in the " Morricone Club" section of our website more than 20 years ago, replied to a post from Sherry's friend called "My First" by saying, "Perhaps I once encountered a master's work without paying attention, but more than a decade ago, a beautiful melody left a permanent impression on me, and it was not until many years later that I learned its name: CHIMAI. Starting from it, I began to track the music of the master. I have to admit that 'Once Upon a Time In The West' is the pinnacle of the master's work, but CHIMAI has become a part of my personal life because it includes my youth years and growth from adolescence to adulthood. What's even stranger is that for many years, I had no idea about the pronunciation of CHIMAI, what language it was, what it meant, which movie it originated from, and what it portrayed in the movie. To me, behind the intermittent strings is the endless passage of beautiful time. "(See screenshot below) |
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In 2012, when I was writing the "Ennio Morricone Fans Handbook" (now known as Volume 1), I invited four well-known foreign Morricone theme website webmasters to contribute. Three of them mentioned the important influence of the famous song "CHIMAI" on them (see pages 336-348 of Volume 1 of the "Ennio Morricone Fans Handbook"). Among them, the webmaster of the Russian website talked about this famous song as follows: "... during the 'reform' period of the former Soviet Union, the music of the movie 'Le Professionel' by Ennio Morricone that appeared on the screen became true popular music. The melody of 'Chi Mai' can be heard everywhere, from the intermission of television to the enduring distribution of cassette tapes. We have such a cassette tape at home, which was a gift from some foreign friends to my mother. Although she doesn't know the music or its author, she still loves this piece of music very much. When my father approached my mother, he immediately recognized that this music was a work by Morricone (See page 272 of this book) |
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| I only learned about this music when I accidentally purchased a music CD by Morricone in 1994 (See this page). This CD should be the first Morricone CD released in China, It has been 32 years since then. (If the Morricone Memorial Hall in China were to be built, I would donate it to this memorial hall as a souvenir.) On the first page of its explanatory booklet, the introduction to this music appears: "This melodious piece was written by Ennio Morricone in the 1980s and 1990s for a French film called 'Le Professionel'. Since the BBC television station used it as the soundtrack for a local TV series called 'The Life and Times of David Liyed George', it has become very popular in the UK,. It has been widely circulated to this day and has established an unshakable position in the hearts of many music fans
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As stated in this booklet, it has established an unshakable position in the hearts of many music fans. For many years, I have been paying attention to, listening to, and researching this music, starting with the meaning of the two Italian words Chi Mai. Unfortunately, even now (May 2026), the correct results still cannot be obtained on Baidu Translate, which provides transliterations such as "Chi Mai" or "Shi Mai" in Chinese. But in Bing or Google Translate, you can already see relatively close results such as "who ever", "whoever", and so on. My family has been keeping a " Italian Chinese Dictionary" printed by the Commercial Press since 2003 Upon careful examination of its interpretation of these two words, I believe that it would be better to translate them as "who has never had it" or "Who never makes mistakes". This translation is more suitable for the uncertainty of this music, giving people a context of free imagination. It is suitable for various occasions, both positive and negative, yearning, hope, persuasion, and warning. It has both the lingering warmth of spring breeze and the pure and gentle admonition of strength and softness. A maestro just is a maestro, and a single note can stir the world, You have to admire the great power of classic masterpieces!! |
Since the establishment of the website in 2003, I have been tirelessly searching for the true meaning of this music. After multiple unsuccessful attempts in China, I remembered the Belgian Morricone themed website named "CHIMIA". I tried to send an email to its webmaster Didier Thunus, which also opened up our cross-border friendship that has lasted for more than 20 years |
He quickly replied to me, explaining my questions in detail and providing information, all of which I recorded in detail on this webpage (pages A and B). It can be said that since then, this music has been loaded into the database of my brain like a stone carving. Whenever and wherever its first MI-MI note touches your eardrum through air vibration, it will instinctively make me pay attention and immediately trigger a reaction. This is the infinite charm of outstanding music! Almost all of Morricone's thousands of works are precious gems, but the most unforgettable for me are probably a hundred or tens ( see here), if I have to put them in order. The first one is the eternal and immortal 'Once uupon a time in the west', because it is so great that It enables people to reach the pinnacle; The second is the song 'Metello', because it often makes me look back on my life and the vicissitudes of life; The third one is this'Chi Mai', because it lingers and stirs nerves, it is both spring breeze and autumn rain. Exciting and astonishing. I think among Morricone enthusiasts. There will be many people who share the same feelings as me. |
Here are a few important songs for readers to listen to |
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Chi Mai （ Le professionnel ) |
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Chi Mai-violin |
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Chi Mai-High pitched piano |
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Milva - chi mai （Italian singer Milva performs）、 |
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Amii Stewart - Desire (Chi Mai) (American singer Amii Stewart sings） |
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caravelli & his orchestra - le professionnel (chi mai) (French Symphony Orchestra) |
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instromental
- chi mai (James Last Band from Germany) |
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quadro
nuevo - chi mai (German Jazz Quartet) |
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spaghetti
western orchestra - chi mai (Italian spaghetti Western band) |
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Richard
clayderman - chi mai-intermezzo-here's to you |
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| For more performances, please refer to the CHIMAI . Listen to over 70 music pieces for comparison >>>>>> |
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the
life & times of david lloyd george 1981 |
Jean Paul Belmont, born in Neuilly sur Seine, France, is a French action film actor; His acting career is a microcosm of French cinema, and the images he creates represent the faces of the French people。 |
Richard Clayderman (born December 28, 1953) is a French pianist. He is known as the "Prince of Piano" and is currently the foreign artist with the most adaptations and performances of Chinese music works in the world. He has visited China 25 times） |
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Lisa
Gastoni (born 28 July 1935 in Alassio, Province
of Savona) is an Italian film actress |
James Last (April 17, 1929-) is a German light music master who founded the James Last Band, which is known as one of the three major light music bands along with the French Paul Moliere Band and the British Mandala Band. |
caravelli
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The German Jazz Quartet: Since its establishment in 1996, it has held 700 tours. This quartet was awarded the highly esteemed German Record Industry Jazz Award in May 2003, and this was their third time receiving the honor |
The
Spaghetti Western Orchestra, formerly the Ennio
Morricone Experience, is a quintet of musicians
who perform music from spaghetti westerns, especially
the music of Ennio Morricone. |
It is a professional philharmonic symphony orchestra.
It is predominantly composed of Czech and Slovak
classical and jazz musicians. The orchestra started
out, after World War II, in 1947 |
The web pages related to this song that have been published on our website for the past 23 years 01， 02， 03， 04， 05， 06， 07，08 ，
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Finally. Based on the above information, let's organize a table to take a look at the origin and development of "Chi Mai" |
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| The melody elements of "Chi Mai" and the music "Invito All'Amore" from the 1968 film "Il grande silenzio / The Great Silence" (FA6812) are highly correlated (03:59) |
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| The movie "Lautenthals Glück" exhibited at the Lautenthals Mining Museum in Germany in 1970. There is an existing video where you can hear another related music piece called 'Come Maddalena', but 'Chi Mai' has not been found yet |
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| In 1971, the Italian film "Maddalena" (FA7115) officially used this music for the first time under the name "Chi Mai" (03:39) |
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| The 1978 British TV series' An Englishman's Castle 'used this music at the end of each episode （01:12） |
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| The 1981 British TV series' The Life and Times of David Lloyd George '(FB8101) used this music at the beginning and end of the film （01:16） |
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| The 1981 French Italian co production film "Le Professionel" featured "Chi Mai" as the theme song throughout the entire film, and this is its final ending theme song（01:46） |
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To commemorate the 23rd anniversary of the website's establishment and repay the long-term support of enthusiasts |
Provide downloads of 4 films （14 episodes) with embedded Chinese and English subtitles related to CHIMAI within 15 days from 20260601-0615 (total 6.2GB) |
FA7115 " Maddalena" （ 1G 112’55“） |
FB7801 "An
Englishman's Castle (TV Series）" (3 episodes，895M, 02:23：54 min） |
FB8101 The
Life and Times of David Lloyd George" (TV Series
) (9episodes。3.42G， length 09:06:43） |
FA8105 Le
Professionnel ( 874M 014751) |
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